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Fred Allen--The Fred Allen Show (1945-1949)

Topics: Fred Allen, old-time radio, comedy, satire
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The surviving installments of the master satirist's final series, on NBC, for Blue Bonnet Margarine and Tetley Tea through 1947 and Ford Motor Company in 1948-49. Including the "Allen's Alley" for which he's remembered best---with announcer Kenny Delmar as Senator Claghorn, Parker Fennelly as Titus Moody, Minerva Pious as Mrs. Nussbaum, and Peter Donald as Ajax Cassidy, with Alan Reed as Falstaff Openshaw in the first several installments. Among Allen's classics here include the famous "King for a Day" climax to the Allen-Benny "feud," satires of "Oklahoma!" ("Picadilly") and "HMS Pinafore" ("Brooklyn Pinafore," featuring then-Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher), the immortal "Mr. and Mrs. Breakfast Show" satire with Tallulah Bankhead (in two different versions, yet) and several jabs at the giveaway shows that were the bane of his radio existence, including his classic "Break the Contestant" sketch. There are some who say much of his topical humour hasn't dated well, but you'll never think so while you listen. And can you think of a better way to end a long and distinguished run as an old-time radio host than with Henry Morgan and Jack Benny as his guests?

"The echo of forgotten laughter" is what Fred Allen thought the radio comedian had to show for all the years of work, according to the way he ended his first memoir, "Treadmill to Oblivion." Here's the rest of the evidence that proves he was wrong for once. The laughter is never forgotten. Especially in Fred Allen's hands.

Addeddate: 2010-02-18 18:35:30
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Identifier: FredAllen--theFredAllenShow1945-1949

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6.2M

FredAllen-451007 The Fred Allen Show-Auditions, with Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy

6.5M

FredAllen-451021 The Fred Allen Show-Hillbilly Music (Guest Frank Sinatra)

6.6M

FredAllen-451028 The Fred Allen Show-Charlie McCarthy Sues for Slander

3.4M

FredAllen-451104 The Fred Allen Show-Mash Notes (Guest Martha Raye)

3.4M

FredAllen-451111 The Fred Allen Show-Charlie the Chicken (Guest Monty Woolley)

5.4M

FredAllen-451118 The Fred Allen Show-Renting a House (Guest Boris Karloff)

6.7M

FredAllen-451125 The Fred Allen Show-Brooklyn Pinafore I (Guest Leo Durocher)

7.0M

FredAllen-451216 The Fred Allen Show-Seeking a Radio Job (Guest Lauritz Melchoir)

6.6M

FredAllen-451230 The Fred Allen Show-Radio Shows in Russia

6.5M

FredAllen-460106 The Fred Allen Show-Take It or Leave It (Guest Phil Baker)

6.8M

FredAllen-460113 The Fred Allen Show-Carmen (Guest Maurice Evans)

6.5M

FredAllen-460120 The Fred Allen Show-A Movie on Fred's Life (Guest George Jessel)

6.4M

FredAllen-460203 The Fred Allen Show-Picadilly (Oklahoma Parody, with Beatrice Lillie)

6.6M

FredAllen-460210 The Fred Allen Show-Les Miserables Reprise (with Orson Welles)

5.6M

FredAllen-460224 The Fred Allen Show-Hillbilly Drama (Arthur Treacher)

6.6M

FredAllen-460303 The Fred Allen Show-Les Miserables Reprise (Guest Orson Welles)

6.9M

FredAllen-460310 The Fred Allen Show-Banana Man's Lament (with Carmen Miranda)

6.8M

FredAllen-460331 The Fred Allen Show-Charlie the Chicken (with Monty Woolley)

5.4M

FredAllen-460414 The Fred Allen Show-Brooklyn Pinafore II (Guest Leo Durocher)

6.8M

FredAllen-460428 The Fred Allen Show-Racing Form Trial (Guest Bert Lahr)

26.5M

FredAllen-460505 The Fred Allen Show-Mr. and Mrs. Breakfast Show (Guest Tallulah Bankhead)

6.7M

FredAllen-460512 The Fred Allen Show-Cairo (Guest Sydney Greenstreet)

6.6M

FredAllen-460526 The Fred Allen Show-King for a Day (Guest Jack Benny)

7.0M

FredAllen-460623 The Fred Allen Show-50th Anniversary of the Telephone Company (Guest Oscar Levant)

5.8M

FredAllen-461013 The Fred Allen Show-Mikado (Guest Tony Martin)

26.7M

FredAllen-461027 The Fred Allen Show-Mr. and Mrs. Breakfast Show Reprise (Guest Tallulah Bankhead)

6.9M

FredAllen-470302 The Fred Allen Show-Murder in the Penthouse (Guests the Quiz Kids)

9.4M

FredAllen-470316 The Fred Allen Show-Picadilly (Reprise-Guests Beatrice Lillie, Bobby White)

6.1M

FredAllen-470323 The Fred Allen Show-Suing Fred Over Picadilly Rights (Guests Rodgers and Hammerstein)

10.5M

FredAllen-470406 The Fred Allen Show-The Shoshlik Shanty (Guest Gregory Ratoff)

6.0M

FredAllen-470511 The Fred Allen Show-The Hollywood Mikado (Guest Bing Crosby)

4.6M

FredAllen-470525 The Fred Allen Show-Gimmick With a Microphone

4.6M

FredAllen-470525 The Fred Allen Show-Gimmick With a Microphone (Guest Rudy Vallee)

9.6M

FredAllen-470615 The Fred Allen Show-Fred the Boarder (with Ozzie and Harriet)

6.8M

FredAllen-471019 The Fred Allen Show-The Perfect Crime (Guest James Mason)

6.9M

FredAllen-471026 The Fred Allen Show-Selling Life Stories with Jack Haley

6.9M

FredAllen-471026 The Fred Allen Show-The Haley and Allen Show (Guest Jack Haley)

6.3M

FredAllen-471214 The Fred Allen Show-New Year's Eve Plans (Guest George Jessel)

4.7M

FredAllen-471228 The Fred Allen Show-Suing to Return Fred's Cuckoo Clock (with Monty Wooley)

6.8M

FredAllen-480104 The Fred Allen Show-Psycopathic Spectacular (Guest James Mason)

6.8M

FredAllen-480328 The Fred Allen Show-Husband and Wife Radio Show (with James and Pamela Mason)

6.6M

FredAllen-480411 The Fred Allen Show-One Long Pan with Basil Rathbone

6.8M

FredAllen-480418 The Fred Allen Show-The Author Meets His Match (Guest James Farley)

6.7M

FredAllen-480425 The Fred Allen Show-Scalping Baseball Tickets (Guest Leo Durocher)

26.6M

FredAllen-480502 The Fred Allen Show-The J.P. Morgan Court of Human Relations (Guest Henry Morgan)

6.6M

FredAllen-480509 The Fred Allen Show-Break the Contestant (Guest Don McNeil)

7.1M

FredAllen-480523 The Fred Allen Show-Fred Wants to Do Bing Crosby's Life Story (Guest Bing Crosby)

6.7M

FredAllen-480606 The Fred Allen Show-Quiz Program and Soap Opera (Guest Jack Eigen)

6.7M

FredAllen-480627 The Fred Allen Show-Cease the Melody (Guest Jack Benny)

6.6M

FredAllen-481024 The Fred Allen Show-A Prize For Listeners Missing Any Contest (Guest Dale Carnegie)

6.7M

FredAllen-481107 The Fred Allen Show-Sam Shovel, Private Eye (Guest Arthur Treacher)

6.6M

FredAllen-481128 The Fred Allen Show-George Jessel Tries to Sneak Into the Roxy

6.7M

FredAllen-481205 The Fred Allen Show-TV Commercials (Guest Henry Morgan)

6.3M

FredAllen-481226 The Fred Allen Show-Maine Murder Trial

26.5M

FredAllen-490109 The Fred Allen Show-Literary Panel (Guest H. Allen Smith)

6.7M

FredAllen-490123 The Fred Allen Show-Traveling Salesman (Jack Haley)

6.7M

FredAllen-490130 The Fred Allen Show-Fred Tries to Get Rudy Vallee Into TV

6.6M

FredAllen-490206 The Fred Allen Show-Planning a Television Show (Guest Bert Lahr)

6.7M

FredAllen-490213 The Fred Allen Show-Murder Case (Guest Doc Rockwell)

6.6M

FredAllen-490320 The Fred Allen Show-Mob Buster (Guest Victor Moore)

5.0M

FredAllen-490626 The Fred Allen Show-The Final Fred Allen Show (Guests Jack Benny, Henry Morgan)

9.8M

Fredallen-451007TheFredAllenShow-auditionsWithEdgarBergenAndCharlieMccarthy.ogg

10.6M

Fredallen-451021TheFredAllenShow-hillbillyMusicguestFrankSinatra.ogg

10.2M

Fredallen-451028TheFredAllenShow-charlieMccarthySuesForSlander.ogg

8.0M

Fredallen-451104TheFredAllenShow-mashNotesguestMarthaRaye.ogg

8.6M

Fredallen-451111TheFredAllenShow-charlieTheChickenguestMontyWoolley.ogg

9.9M

Fredallen-451118TheFredAllenShow-rentingAHouseguestBorisKarloff.ogg

10.3M

Fredallen-451125TheFredAllenShow-brooklynPinaforeIguestLeoDurocher.ogg

13.1M

Fredallen-451216TheFredAllenShow-seekingARadioJobguestLauritzMelchoir.ogg

9.3M

Fredallen-451230TheFredAllenShow-radioShowsInRussia.ogg

9.7M

Fredallen-460106TheFredAllenShow-takeItOrLeaveItguestPhilBaker.ogg

10.5M

Fredallen-460113TheFredAllenShow-carmenguestMauriceEvans.ogg

10.2M

Fredallen-460120TheFredAllenShow-aMovieOnFredsLifeguestGeorgeJessel.ogg

10.0M

Fredallen-460203TheFredAllenShow-picadillyoklahomaParodyWithBeatriceLillie.ogg

10.5M

Fredallen-460210TheFredAllenShow-lesMiserablesReprisewithOrsonWelles.ogg

8.6M

Fredallen-460224TheFredAllenShow-hillbillyDramaarthurTreacher.ogg

10.5M

Fredallen-460303TheFredAllenShow-lesMiserablesRepriseguestOrsonWelles.ogg

10.4M

Fredallen-460310TheFredAllenShow-bananaMansLamentwithCarmenMiranda.ogg

10.7M

Fredallen-460331TheFredAllenShow-charlieTheChickenwithMontyWoolley.ogg

8.8M

Fredallen-460414TheFredAllenShow-brooklynPinaforeIiguestLeoDurocher.ogg

10.3M

Fredallen-460428TheFredAllenShow-racingFormTrialguestBertLahr.ogg

13.5M

Fredallen-460505TheFredAllenShow-mr.AndMrs.BreakfastShowguestTallulahBankhead.ogg

8.9M

Fredallen-460512TheFredAllenShow-cairoguestSydneyGreenstreet.ogg

10.2M

Fredallen-460526TheFredAllenShow-kingForADayguestJackBenny.ogg

10.5M

Fredallen-460623TheFredAllenShow-50thAnniversaryOfTheTelephoneCompanyguestOscarLevant.ogg

6.7M

Fredallen-461013TheFredAllenShow-mikadoguestTonyMartin.ogg

14.3M

Fredallen-461027TheFredAllenShow-mr.AndMrs.BreakfastShowRepriseguestTallulahBankhead.ogg

10.6M

Fredallen-470302TheFredAllenShow-murderInThePenthouseguestsTheQuizKids.ogg

12.5M

Fredallen-470316TheFredAllenShow-picadillyreprise-guestsBeatriceLillieBobbyWhite.ogg

9.1M

Fredallen-470323TheFredAllenShow-suingFredOverPicadillyRightsguestsRodgersAndHammerstein.ogg

15.1M

Fredallen-470406TheFredAllenShow-theShoshlikShantyguestGregoryRatoff.ogg

8.0M

Fredallen-470511TheFredAllenShow-theHollywoodMikadoguestBingCrosby.ogg

6.8M

Fredallen-470525TheFredAllenShow-gimmickWithAMicrophone.ogg

6.8M

Fredallen-470525TheFredAllenShow-gimmickWithAMicrophoneguestRudyVallee.ogg

11.4M

Fredallen-470615TheFredAllenShow-fredTheBoarderwithOzzieAndHarriet.ogg

10.6M

Fredallen-471019TheFredAllenShow-thePerfectCrimeguestJamesMason.ogg

10.7M

Fredallen-471026TheFredAllenShow-sellingLifeStoriesWithJackHaley.ogg

10.7M

Fredallen-471026TheFredAllenShow-theHaleyAndAllenShowguestJackHaley.ogg

9.7M

Fredallen-471214TheFredAllenShow-newYearsEvePlansguestGeorgeJessel.ogg

8.6M

Fredallen-471228TheFredAllenShow-suingToReturnFredsCuckooClockwithMontyWooley.ogg

10.6M

Fredallen-480104TheFredAllenShow-psycopathicSpectacularguestJamesMason.ogg

10.3M

Fredallen-480328TheFredAllenShow-husbandAndWifeRadioShowwithJamesAndPamelaMason.ogg

10.3M

Fredallen-480411TheFredAllenShow-oneLongPanWithBasilRathbone.ogg

10.4M

Fredallen-480418TheFredAllenShow-theAuthorMeetsHisMatchguestJamesFarley.ogg

10.1M

Fredallen-480425TheFredAllenShow-scalpingBaseballTicketsguestLeoDurocher.ogg

12.1M

Fredallen-480502TheFredAllenShow-theJ.p.MorganCourtOfHumanRelationsguestHenryMorgan.ogg

10.7M

Fredallen-480509TheFredAllenShow-breakTheContestantguestDonMcneil.ogg

9.4M

Fredallen-480523TheFredAllenShow-fredWantsToDoBingCrosbysLifeStoryguestBingCrosby.ogg

11.4M

Fredallen-480606TheFredAllenShow-quizProgramAndSoapOperaguestJackEigen.ogg

10.7M

Fredallen-480627TheFredAllenShow-ceaseTheMelodyguestJackBenny.ogg

10.8M

Fredallen-481024TheFredAllenShow-aPrizeForListenersMissingAnyContestguestDaleCarnegie.ogg

10.0M

Fredallen-481107TheFredAllenShow-samShovelPrivateEyeguestArthurTreacher.ogg

10.4M

Fredallen-481128TheFredAllenShow-georgeJesselTriesToSneakIntoTheRoxy.ogg

10.0M

Fredallen-481205TheFredAllenShow-tvCommercialsguestHenryMorgan.ogg

9.6M

Fredallen-481226TheFredAllenShow-maineMurderTrial.ogg

14.8M

Fredallen-490109TheFredAllenShow-literaryPanelguestH.AllenSmith.ogg

9.9M

Fredallen-490123TheFredAllenShow-travelingSalesmanjackHaley.ogg

10.2M

Fredallen-490130TheFredAllenShow-fredTriesToGetRudyValleeIntoTv.ogg

10.1M

Fredallen-490206TheFredAllenShow-planningATelevisionShowguestBertLahr.ogg

9.9M

Fredallen-490213TheFredAllenShow-murderCaseguestDocRockwell.ogg

10.5M

Fredallen-490320TheFredAllenShow-mobBusterguestVictorMoore.ogg

9.6M

Fredallen-490626TheFredAllenShow-theFinalFredAllenShowguestsJackBennyHenryMorgan.ogg

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